skills

DfE plans ‘classification’ tool to fix ‘fragmented and deficient’ skills system

New system would also help employers be 'more innovative and flexible'

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
skills

The skills sector is vital for social justice and systemic change

We must rethink the skills sector as the engine of social justice and systemic change, not just economic prosperity

JL Dutaut
Kirstie Donnelly
skills

Let’s stop talking about soft skills – They are power skills

Often derided as superfluous, these skills are rapidly gaining importance in the world of recruitment, explains Rebecca Roycroft

JL Dutaut
Rebecca Roycroft
skills

Flex on UKSPF skills funding ‘welcome’ but timing questioned

Levelling Up department allows use of UKSPF skills funding to be used from April 2023 instead of April 2024

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
skills

The key to bridging the skills gap is staring us in the face

We know colleges are key to bridging skills gaps and the spring budget is an opportunity to put them...

JL Dutaut
Peter Aldous, MP
Apprenticeships, Colleges, skills

Public Accounts Committee warns skills system is ‘failing to deliver’

Committee recommends review of apprenticeship levy among its findings

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
skills

We’re prioritising skills to extend the ladder of opportunity to all

How to propel the country forward isn’t rocket science, writes Robert Halfon. It’s a matter of supporting world-class skills...

JL Dutaut
Robert Halfon